女子警察的逆袭

故事发生在十六世纪的法国，千金小姐马莉（梅兰尼·蒂埃里 Mélanie Thierry 饰）爱上了样貌可怖但内心温柔的吉斯伯爵（加斯帕德·尤利尔 Gaspard Ulliel 饰），可惜，这段并非门当户对的感情注定不会有结果，在父亲的独裁下，马莉最终嫁给了甚至连一面都没有见过的蒙庞西埃王子（格雷戈瓦·勒普兰斯-林盖 Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet 饰）。 刚刚结婚没多久，王子便征召入伍赶往前线，他将马莉托付给了查班伯爵（朗贝尔·维尔森 Lambert Wilson 饰），希望后者能保护马莉远离战火的摧残。在空虚和寂寞中，马莉意外的同吉斯重逢了，压抑已久的爱火一发不可收拾，但就在这个节骨眼上，王子竟然回到了马莉的身边，夹在两个男人之间，马莉不知道如何选择才是正确。。陨星带来外星细菌，吸附在金属上生成一个巨型「钢铁怪」。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。